Songs of March

How do lines 17 through 19 contribute to the falling action in the poem?

• They indicate that March's work is completed.

• They show that March has no more strength to continue.

• They highlight that April will be around longer than march.

• They reveal that April and March work together to end winter.

Read lines 13 and 14.

she tears a hole in heaven's sky,

so sun can shine and rain can cry,

What do these lines suggest about March?

• She is sad to see winter go away.

• She is jealous of the power of winter.

• She makes movements that are clumsy.

• She creates opportunities for a new season.

What does the word dwindling mean in line 18?

• Lessening

• Soaking

• Straying

• Troubling

What is the most likely reason the poet uses personification throughout the poem?

• To compare March's behavior to that of an impatient person

• To produce a personal reaction of sadness of March's farewell

• To show how March's changing of the seasons may affect each person

• To use the actions of a person to describe March's effect on the weather

How does stanza 6 (lines 11-12) support the theme of the poem?

• By suggesting that new beginnings often come at a cost

• By showings that all the seasons have positive and negative features

• By highlighting that spring is a time of renewal and growth

• by noting that spring is more important than the other seasons

Line 13: She tears a hole in heaven's sky,

Line 14: so sun can shine and rain can cry,

What is being personified as "she" in the poem?

• Winter

• The Month of April

• The month of March

• Mother Nature

What figurative language is present in line 1 of the poem?

Line 1: With winter's footprints in the past,

(choose all that apply)

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Identify the line that contains imagery.

• Her wooly, fleecy clouds of white

• she welcomes April showers in,

• how her long journey home begins,

• with longer days and shorter nights,

What does line 5: "four winds she holds within her" grip refer to?

• the clouds roaring at each other

• the North winds, South winds, East winds, and West winds

• types of hurricanes

• wind instruments

Line 9: her wild bouts of gusty breeze

describes what

• the sudden blustery wind

• a soft and gentle wind

• a sudden rain storm

• a sunny day